This is a version of #2811 for Joomla 2.5
The problem is that the version column in the #__updates table is has type of varchar(10).
Let's say we have installed version 1.0.0-beta and there's 1.0.0-beta.2 available. What happens when checking for new extension updates?
1) Extesnion manager > Update recognizes that there's new veresion
2) JUpdater stores information in #__updates table
3) Extension Manager > Update shows trucated version:
1.0.0-beta.2
1234567890|2
I suggest we change the limit to 32 characters to be safe (semver.org doesn't recommend any particular size limit).
I've updated the Installation SQL files and Update SQL files, but would be grateful if somebody would revise the syntax for postgresql and sqlazure.
Workaround:
use 1.0.0-b.2
This is a patch for staging branch
nicksavov
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Thanks for working on this. Unfortunately this did not make it into the final release of Joomla 2.5, or it was handled elsewhere, so this is being closed. If you feel this is still a valid issue in Joomla 3 please create a new issue.
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